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Vol. XI Issue VIII - August 2009

Project Management eJournal
FEATURED PAPER
Problems of the Mathematical Theory of Human Work (Principles of mathematical modeling in project management)
By Pavel Barseghyan, PhD
Abstract
In project management there are many problems that need to be updated with fresh approaches to their solution. One of these important problems is the totality of issues related to the methodology of mathematical modeling of projects.
At present, this area is dominated by simple empirical models that are unable to provide answers to the challenging problems of the industry. To further promote the science of project management it is necessary to develop high-level mathematical models, reflecting systemic considerations of projects.
Various tasks in the field of quantitative project management require an equally wide range of mathematical methods. We need to push the boundaries of traditional mathematical methods to make them adequate to the new challenges in project management.
This paper consists of two parts.
The first part of the paper discusses the general methodological issues of the mathematical theory of project management, and the second part is the application of different mathematical methods to the solution of the specific problems of project estimation. In particular discussion is focused on the functional relationships between project total effort, project duration and project staffing.
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About the Author Pavel Barseghyan, PhD Dr. Pavel Barseghyan is the Vice President of Research for Numetrics Management Systems, has over 40 years experience in academia, the electronics industry, the EDA industry and Project Management Research. Also he is the founder of Systemic PM, LLC, a project management company. Prior to joining Numetrics, Dr. Barseghyan worked as an R&D manager at Infinite Technology Corp. in Texas. He was also a founder and the president of an EDA start-up company, DAN Technologies, Ltd. that focused on high-level chip design planning and RTL structural floor planning technologies. Before joining ITC, Dr. Barseghyan was head of the Electronic Design and CAD department at the State Engineering University of Armenia, focusing on development of the Theory of Massively Interconnected Systems and its applications to electronic design. During the period of 1975-1990, he was also a member of the University Educational Policy Commission for Electronic Design and CAD Direction in the Higher Education Ministry of the former USSR. Earlier in his career he was a senior researcher in Yerevan Research and Development Institute of Mathematical Machines (Armenia). He is an author of nine monographs and textbooks and more than 100 scientific articles in the area of electronic design and EDA methodologies, and tools development. More than 10 Ph.D. degrees have been awarded under his supervision. Dr. Barseghyan holds an MS in Electrical Engineering (1967) and Ph.D. (1972) and Doctor of Technical Sciences (1990) in Computer Engineering from Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (Armenia). Pavel can be contacted at pavel@systemicpm.com. |
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